Nord, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nord, Butte County.
Full aviation weather for Nord is published on the Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) page, 9 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Nord have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Nord: Haigh Field (KO37) 18 km · Corning Municipal Airport (K0O4) 26 km · Willows Glenn County Airport (KWLW) 37 km · Oroville Municipal Airport (KOVE) 43 km · Red Bluff Municipal Airport (KRBL) 48 km
Conditions reported at KCIC describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nord specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nord.
Nord sits at the edge of a vast, rolling landscape where the foothills begin their upward climb towards the Sierras. It lies 7.3 miles west-north-west of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 3.9 miles north-east of Hamilton City. The air here carries the dry, sun-baked scent of chaparral and the fainter, sweeter perfume of wild sage, especially potent in the late afternoon sun that paints the sparse oaks in hues of burnished gold. The terrain is a study in subtle shifts, a gentle incline that hints at the more dramatic elevations to come, crisscrossed by intermittent drainages that fill with the fleeting generosity of winter rains, leaving behind dusty beds that bake hard under the summer sky. Here, the land feels ancient and patient, its contours shaped by forces that move at a geological pace, yet the human presence, though sparse, has left its own, more ephemeral marks upon the rolling hills. The history of Nord is inextricably linked to the agricultural bounty of the Sacramento Valley, a place where early settlers sought to harness the fertile soil for crops and livestock. For decades, the local economy here has been sustained by the quiet hum of farming, with orchards of almonds and walnuts dotting the landscape, their neat rows a testament to human endeavor against the wilder inclinations of the earth. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this corner of Butte County, a resilient spirit of self-sufficiency prevails, evident in the small businesses and community gatherings that lend Nord its distinctive, unhurried character. The very soil, a rich loam, still whispers of the agricultural past, a silent partner in the lives of those who call this place home.
Live animated radar for Nord and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Nord, Butte County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.779604°N, 121.957202°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95973 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nord, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Nord includes coordinates 39.779604°N, 121.957202°W, situated in Butte County. ZIP code 95973. Telephone area code: 530. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.